N.Ireland
It can be easy for farmers to take their eyes off the ball when balancing their herd’s diet and body...
At this time of the year, farmers often move from feeding whole milk to feeding milk replacer, in order to...
Many farmers have been enjoying the dry conditions early this spring, which has allowed a smooth spring grazing for the...
Dairy
The spring calving period is underway and as more cows begin to calve down, the amount of excess quality colostrum...
Early grazing can be a controversial topic for many farmers at this time of the year, but taking every opportunity...
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open for fertiliser...
Having a quality milking routine is critically important for the early stages of a cow’s lactation, with infectious pressures very...
The start of February has been cold, but relatively dry, allowing many farmers to get cows out for grazing this...
Fertiliser spreader calibration has become a hot topic in recent months as many farmers have experienced issues with spreading protected...
The majority of the herd will now have calves on the ground as we get further into February which means...
Retained cleanings is also known as retained fetal membrane or retained placenta and occurs when the calf’s side of the...
Heifer rearing is often seen as a high cost enterprise but it should be seen as an investment rather than...
The cold spell in the past few weeks has acted as a reminder that now is a good time to...
The calving season is only a matter of weeks away and the risk of milk fever (hypocalcemia) and other metabolic...
January is an important time to assess remaining winter feed stocks, and particularly following the year we had, which proved...
It can be argued that lameness is one of the main animal health and welfare issues on dairy farms, so...
As cows will be calving thick and fast in the coming weeks, carrying out a Californian milk test (CMT) will...
Now that we have entered 2025 and the Christmas period is beyond us, farmers will be thinking about the upcoming...
